Information - Buddha Images for the Seven Days of the Week

Certain events in the Life of the Buddha are thought to have occurred on certain days. The Buddha Images representing these events, are thus also associated with the days on which they occurred.
People who are born on a certain day of the week, may be most interested in a Buddha Image corresponding to that day (like when commissioning a Buddha image).

In Thailand each day of the week is associated with a particular Buddha pose, and “your” pose is determined by which day of the week you were born. So everyone born on a Monday would have one special posture, while everyone born on a Thursday would have a different posture, etc. Thus, everyone in Thailand knows which day of the week they were born.

If you have ever been to a Thai temple, then you might see an area where there are 8 (not seven) small Buddha statues set aside, often with small bowls next tot them where you can make merit by putting money into those bowls. The money is then used to help maintain the temple. You make merit by donating in the bowl of the statue that represents the day on which you were born. Why 8 instead of 7 when there are only 7 days in a week?  That's because there are two Buddhas for Wednesday morning and evening.

Buddha Image for Sunday

"Seven Days Looking" - Pang Thawai Net

In Pensive Thought
The Sunday Buddha image is standing with arms crossed in front of the waist with the right hand covering the left hand.
Buddha obtained enlightenment while sitting under a Bodhi tree (a large and very old Sacred Fig tree located in Bodh Gaya, about 100 km from Patna in the Indian state of Bihar). The image represents a time just after Buddha obtained enlightenment when, for gratitude, he stood and admired a bodhi tree for one week without blinking an eye.

If you were born this day:
You are respectable, wise, loved by friends and family, likely to be in a professional occupation. Your lucky day is Wednesday and lucky color is green while your unlucky day is Friday and unlucky color is blue.

Buddha Image for Monday

"Pacifying the Relatives" - Pang Ham Yati

Preventing Calamities
The Monday Buddha image is standing with the right hand raised to shoulder height with the palm out and the fingers extended (the abhaya mudra).

This image represents Buddha pacifying the relatives. When Buddha returned from heaven after three months, his relatives were arguing about the rights to water flowing through their land. Buddha persuaded them to compromise.

If you were born this day:
You are serious with a good memory and a love of travel, likely to be in a skilled occupation whose lucky day is Saturday and lucky color is black. Your unlucky day is Sunday and unlucky color is orange.

Buddha Image for Tuesday

"Realizing Nirvana"  - Pang Sai Yat

Reclining Buddha
The Tuesday Buddha image is lying on his right side, head resting on his arm, toes even.

While the Lord Buddha was staying at Savatthi , there was an arrogant evil named Asura Rahu. He was so gigantic and didn’t pay respect to the Lord Buddha. So the Lord Buddha made himself bigger than the evil , in reclining position as to lower the pride of Asura Rahu. Seeing so , the evil succumbed and agreed to accept the teaching of the Lord Buddha.

If you were born this day:
You are serious, brave and active most probably in the services. Your lucky day is Thursday and lucky color is yellow, your unlucky day is Monday and your unlucky color is white.

Buddha Image for Wednesday Morning

Pang Umbat

Holding an alms bowl
The Buddha is standing with both hands around an alms bowl
This symbolizes the first morning after visiting his father at Kapilavastu. In the morning the Buddha went out to receive alms in the city.

If you were born on the morning of this day:
You are polite, artistic and emotional, most likely working creatively. Wednesday night is your lucky time and lucky color is green. your unlucky day is Tuesday and unlucky color is pink.

Buddha Image for Wednesday Evening

Retreat in the Forest
Buddha spent the rain retreat on his own in the Palilayaka (Palelai) forest because he was tired of the monks of Kosambi who had split into two groups and were not in harmony. While in the forest, the elephant Palilayaka attended to him, and monkey offered him a beehive.

If you were born on the evening of this day
You are hard working and honest, likely to be employed in a profession with the lucky day of Monday and the color white. Your unlucky day is Thursday and unlucky color is yellow.

Buddha Image for Thursday

"The Meditating Buddha" - Pang Samti

Meditating
The Thursday Buddha image is sitting in a full lotus position with soles upward and visible, the hands resting in the lap, right above left with all fingers extended, palms upward (the dhyani mudra).

After receiving bundles of grass from Sotthiya ,he scattered it and made it as seat under the Banyan tree. He made a vow “ Skin , sinew and bone may dry up as they will , my flesh and blood may dry in my body , but without attaining completed enlightenment , I will not leave this seat.” With his strong determination, he achieved enlightenment. .

If you were born this day:
You are peaceful, calm and honest, likely to be a teacher or in the legal profession. Your lucky day is Sunday and lucky color is orange. Your unlucky day is Saturday and unlucky color is black

Buddha Image for Friday

"Contemplating Buddha"  - Pang Ram Pueng

In Reflection (Deeply Thinking)
The Friday Buddha image is standing with both arms crossed over the chest with the right hand covering the left.

A short period after the enlightenment, while the Lord Buddha stayed under the Banyan tree, he stated that it was too difficult for ordinary people to understand dharma and bring it into practices. He was discouraged to teach dharma.

This Dharma that I have found is profound, hard to see, hard to understand; it is peaceful, sublime, beyond the sphere of mere reasoning, subtle, to be experienced by the wise. But this generation takes delight in attachment, is delighted by attachment, rejoices in attachment and as such it is hard for them to see this truth, namely…nirvana.

However , with his great mercy and loving - kindness , he clearly understood that living creatures possessed different habits just like nature of a lotus.

If you were born this day:
This person is fun loving, friendly and ambitious, probably an entertainer or public figure. Their lucky day is Tuesday and the lucky color is pink. The unlucky time is Wednesday night and the unlucky color is light green.

Buddha Image for Saturday

"Protected by the Naga King" - Pang Nak Prok

The Saturday Buddha image is sitting in a full lotus position in meditation on the coiled body of the naga Muchalinda that uses its head as a cover against rain.

This pose represents a time during the sixth week after Siddhartha's Enlightenment, when the naga king protected the meditating Buddha against heavy rainfall by making a shelter with his multi-headed hood and lifted him above the flood waters by coiling its body under him.

If you were born this day:
You are calm, logical and a bit of a recluse, very likely engaged in manual work of a skilled nature. Your lucky day is Friday and lucky color is blue. Your unlucky day is Wednesday during the daytime and your unlucky color is green.